Cannes Film Festival

The Saudi Film Commission has opened the Saudi pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival to highlight the industry’s growth in cinema and film production, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The pavilion will be open to visitors daily from…
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Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania mixes fiction and documentary to capture the story of Olfa Hamrouni, whose older daughters left to fight for Islamic State in “Four Daughters,” her first entry for the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize.…
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Saudi fashion designer Honayda Serafi revealed this week that she is teaming up with Swiss luxury label Chopard during the Cannes Film Festival from May 16 to 27. “Building the excitement for this year’s Cannes Film Festival with @chopard!…
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The Cannes Film Festival announced this week that Moroccan director and screenwriter Maryam Touzani will be part of the jury at the 76th event to take place from May 16 to 27. Touzani, director of the highly acclaimed film “The Blue…
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The Egyptian film "feathers" won three awards in the sixth session of the Critics' Awards for Arab Films, held on the sidelines of the 75th session of the Cannes Film Festival. "Rish" won the grand prize for best film, and director Omar…
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Egypt’s El-Gouna Film Festival (GFF) has joined forces with Marché du Film (Cannes Film Market) and Cinando to take part in the Cannes Film Festival’s inaugural mixer event on Thursday. The Festivals Hub in Cannes, complete with workshop…
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The Cannes Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for the first time in more than two years on Tuesday, launching the French Riviera spectacular with the premiere of Leos Carax’s “Annette,” the introduction of Spike Lee’s jury, and with…
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It was perhaps fitting that the Lebanese director and artist Ely Dagher, who has spent much of his career dealing with the themes of disillusionment and migration, should end up shooting his debut feature during a revolution. What could be…
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The Cannes Film Festival announced this week that Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania and Egyptian director Sameh Alaa will be part of the short film jury at the 74th edition of the event next month. For this year’s festival, which…
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The Cannes Film Festival announced this week that Algerian director Mounia Meddour will be part of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 74th edition of the event set to take place from July 6-17. The other jury members are UK director…
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